THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 APRIL 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973772
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 27, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
27 APRIL 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. Cambodia
3, Indonesia
The impasse between Ky and Thieu
over which of them will be the mili-
tary's candidate continues, although
both insist they will ultimately come
to some amicable arrangement. This
will take some doing, since each ap-
pears to have his heart set on getting
the "nomination" and to be confident
that he will. F
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Embassy Saigon reports that labor
unions in the capital are mounting a
campaign for a 40 percent wage increase
to offset the increase in the cost ?of
living since mid-1966. The main pres-
sure behind this demand is economic,
not political. The cost of rice, which
accounts for one-third of total family
expenditure, has gone up 124 percent
since last June.
Sihanouk is evidently planning a
further crackdown against extremists
on the left. This fits with a number
of recent signs that he is genuinely
worried over what he regards as a seri-
ous Communist-inspired rebellion in the
countryside. Sihanouk's new view is
even beginning to color his remarks on
foreign policy. He has spoken of "de-
terioration" in his relations with
"certain socialist countries."
Peking seems unconcerned that it
may be goading Djakarta into breaking
diplomatic relations. Hordes of Chi-
nese have been demonstrating outside
the Indonesian Embassy for the past
three days; each day the crowds get a
bit uglier and another bi rally is set
for today.
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4. Yemen
Late word this morning from Taiz
is that a second day of demonstration
has begun. The embassy is braced.
No Americans have been reported
hurt by the first attack on the embassy
yesterday, but at least two US citizens
are said to have been taken into custody.
Damage to the embassy and other US
buildings was heavy.
The explosion of mob Violence fol-
lows directly from a campaign of harass-
ment against the US presence in Yemen
since the ouster of President al-Amri
and the return of the pro-Egyptian
hardliners last August. During this
period, minor diplomatic incidents,
anti-US "spy trials," and vicious
press treatment have been standard.
Chances for a US mediation effort
of the Yemen problem are not bright.
Cairo in fact has only been making
things worse recently by parading ex=
King Saud in Yemeni territory--a de-
liberate insult to Faysal-and by re-
newed bombings of Yemeni tribes with
toxic agents. While King Faysal has
answered the US mediation proposal with
guarded acceptance, Egypt has still
given no hint of a,reply. .The American
charg?n Cairo is now pressing for an
answer.
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5. Greece
During the past 24 hours the situ-
ation in Athens has remained essentially
unchanged. The King issued a guarded
statement following his meeting with
the new cabinet yesterday. Constantine
expressed his dissatisfaction with the
recent events and hoped his country
will return soon to parliamentary gov-
ernment.
? There were reports yesterday that
the new regime was in danger of immi-
nent collapse and that some move might
be made to bring in more moderate ele-
ments.
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